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Christmas from Heaven: The True Story of the Berlin Candy Bomber

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Christmas from Heaven is the story of the humble beginnings of what became a beacon of hope to a war-torn land, the story of Gail Halvorsen, a young pilot in the USA Army Air Corps who used to be assigned as a cargo pilot to the Berlin Airlift, wherein US forces flew much-needed supplies into a Soviet-blockaded Berlin.

As he performed his duties, Lt. Halvorsen started to notice the German children gathered by the fences of Tempelhof Air Base. Knowing that they had very little, he in the future offered them some chewing gum. From that small act, an idea sprang: He would bomb Berlin with candy. Fashioning small parachutes, he and his crew sent them floating down as they approached the Berlin airport, wiggling the wings of their C-54 as a signal to the children that their anticipated cargo would soon arrive.

Lt. Halvorsen became known by hundreds, if not thousands, of children in Berlin as Uncle Wiggly Wings or The Candy Bomber. Word soon spread, and donations of candy and other supplies poured in from sympathetic Americans. Lt. Halvorsen’s small idea became a perfect symbol of hope not only to German children in a bombed-out city but to all individuals who yearned for freedom.

Famed broadcast journalist and writer Tom Brokaw brings this remarkable true story to life in a stunning live performance with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, captured at the accompanying DVD. Also included within the book is a template and directions for creating your own Candy Bomber parachutes.

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